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Webster 1913 Edition

Imprint

Im-print′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Imptrinted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Imprinting
.]
[OE.
emprenten
, F.
empreint
, p. p. of
empreindre
to imprint, fr. L.
imprimere
to impres, imprint. See 1st
In-
,
Print
, and cf.
Impress
.]
1.
To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
And sees his num’rous herds
imprint
her sands.
Prior.
2.
To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).
Nature
imprints
upon whate'er we see,
That has a heart and life in it, “Be free.”
Cowper.
3.
To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.

Im′print

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
empreinte
impress, stamp. See
Imprint
,
Verb.
T.
]
Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet.
“That imprint of their hands.”
Buckle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Imprint

IMPRINT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. imprimo; in and premo, to press. See Print.]
1.
To impress; to make by pressure; as a character or device imprinted on wax or cloth.
2.
To stamp letters and words on paper by means of types; to print.
3.
To fix on the mind or memory; to impress. Let your father's admonitions and instructions be imprinted on your mind.

Definition 2024

imprint

imprint

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/

Noun

imprint ‎(plural imprints)

  1. An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
    The day left an imprint in my mind.
  2. The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
  3. A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
    The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English emprinten, enprinten, from Old French empreinter, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɪnt/

Verb

imprint ‎(third-person singular simple present imprints, present participle imprinting, simple past and past participle imprinted)

  1. To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
    For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram.
    • Prior
      And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands.
    • Cowper
      Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, / That has a heart and life in it, "Be free."
    • John Locke
      ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind
  2. To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
  3. To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology

From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere

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